külgne

Külgne is an Estonian adjective meaning neighboring or adjacent, used to describe things that lie next to or in close proximity to something else. The word is formed from the noun külg ("side") with the adjectival suffix -ne, and it follows standard Estonian agreement rules when modifying nouns.

In practice, külgne is common in geographical, urban-planning, and descriptive writing. It appears in compound phrases such as külgne piirkond (an adjacent region), külgne linn (a neighbouring city), and külgne maa-ala (an adjacent land area). It can also describe features or aspects tied to a location, for example: "Külgne teerada viib mere äärde" — "The adjacent path leads to the shore." The term signals relative position, not distance, and is typically used in neutral, factual descriptions.

Külgne is distinct from more general terms for neighborliness or proximity. In everyday language, speakers may use synonyms like naabrus or lähedus, depending on context, but külgne specifically denotes spatial adjacency.

See also: naaber, naabrus, piirkond, asula.